First Post: Nomenclature

no·men·cla·ture

ˈnōmənˌklāCHər/

noun: the devising or choosing of names for things, esp. in a science or other discipline.

Naming a blog is almost as hard as naming a city.  As seen in the map below, there are no real distinguishing geographical features.

• Like the entire state of Florida, it's flat.
• Like much of the coastal regions, it has some water features.
• And like the East half of the State, it's next to I-95

Here's what it looks like:

There are so many lawyers living here, it seems, that if it were a town it might be called "lawyerville", or maybe "village-at-law".

What really defines the community is its proximity to Aventura Mall, which wikipedia describes as 

"the largest conventional shopping mall in Florida, having a gross leasable area of 2,700,000 square feet (250,000 m²), and is the third largest shopping center in the United States. The mall has three floors of retail space, comprising more than 300 retailers. In addition there is a food court with eighteen fast food eateries, as well as several chains and other restaurants at the mall's entrance."

 

But you can't call a blog "West of Aventura Mall", so I settled on "West of Aventura".  That way, most people in the County who pass through our community (probably to go shopping) will know what area I'm referring to.

Our area (pictured in the image above) is, and for many years has been, investigating more localized government.  On this blog I will post on the history of this effort, what is going on today, and what may happen in the future.  I'll also post on events and news of interest. 

I've never created a blog before, and I may end up being the only person to read it, but giving some organization to the issues facing the community is never futile.  Hopefully there will be a mechanism for other residents to comment or contribute to the site - I welcome other contributions and feedback.